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The 2022 Gwynedd Council election took place on 5 May 2022 [1] to elect 69 members from 65 wards to Gwynedd Council. On the same day, elections were held to the other 21 local authorities and to community councils in Wales as part of the 2022 Welsh local elections. The previous Gwynedd all-council election took place in May 2017 and future elections will take place every five years.
The election saw the amount of councillors elected to Gwynedd Council reduced, from 75 to 69, as part of boundary changes to the council carried out by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. [2] 28 councillors were elected unopposed, an increase from the 2017 Gwynedd Council election which saw 21 councillors elected unopposed, despite the reduction in the total number of seats.
Plaid Cymru held control of the council, increasing their number of councillors to 44. [3] 23 independent councillors were elected (including sitting Llais Gwynedd councillors who used a blank description on the ballot paper) [4] – a collective loss of nine seats. Labour and the Liberal Democrats returned one seat each. [5] [1]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | 44 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 63.8 | 50.5 | 13,280 | +11.5% | |
Independent | 23 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 33.3 | 39.2 | 10,309 | +0.2% | |
Labour | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1.4 | 5.0 | 1.305 | -3.0% | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1.4 | 2.3 | 608 | +0.3% | ||
Conservative | N/A | N/A | 2.2 | 590 | +1.2% | ||||
Llais Gwynedd | 0 [note 1] | N/A | N/A | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -12.0% | |
Green | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 0.7 | 181 | +0.7% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Dewi Owen | 232 | 50.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Dafydd Williams | 226 | 49.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 6 | 1.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 458 | 48.8 | N/A | ||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Richard Glyn Roberts | 346 | 56.7 | N/A | |
Independent | Peter Read [lower-alpha 1] | 163 | 26.8 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Mici Plwm | 101 | 16.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 183 | 29.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 610 | 60.0 | N/A | ||
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Rob Triggs | 553 | 72.0 | New | |
Plaid Cymru | Ann Griffith | 150 | 19.5 | -52.4 | |
Conservative | Zarina Lamb | 65 | 8.5 | New | |
Majority | 403 | 52.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 768 | 48.0 | +10.3 | ||
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | +62.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Hughes | 252 | 54.7 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Dewi Wyn Roberts | 209 | 45.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 43 | 9.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 464 | 51.2 | N/A | ||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Meurig | 555 | 81.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Lewis Brown | 81 | 11.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Bernard Gentry | 48 | 7.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 474 | 69.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 689 | 42.9 | N/A | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Louise Hughes | 279 | 44.1 | N/A | |
Independent | John Haycock | 184 | 29.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Graham Hogg | 170 | 26.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 95 | 15.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 640 | 45.9 | N/A | ||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Sasha Williams | 1,073 | 83.0 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Iwan Huws | 946 | 73.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Linda Park | 201 | 15.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 745 | 57.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,292 | N/A | |||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Menna Jones | 412 | 79.7 | +47.0 | |
Independent | Gavin Owen [lower-alpha 2] | 105 | 20.3 | +15.0 | |
Majority | 307 | 59.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 520 | 46.3 | -22.8 | ||
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | +16.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Elfed ap Elwyn | 313 | 72.3 | +3.3 | |
Independent | Marie Daniels | 120 | 27.7 | New | |
Majority | 193 | 44.6 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 435 | 34.1 | -2.2 | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | -12.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Delyth Griffiths | 381 | 60.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Elfed Lewis | 202 | 31.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Anne Bennett | 50 | 7.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 179 | 28.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 634 | 54.9 | N/A | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Beth Lawton | 377 | 85.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Roger Duke | 62 | 14.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 315 | 71.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 439 | 43.0 | N/A | ||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Dawn Jones | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Medwyn Hughes | 518 | 68.7 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Huw Wyn Jones | 474 | 62.9 | N/A | |
Independent | Elis Anwyl | 149 | 19.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Ogdon | 129 | 17.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Daniel Welch | 64 | 8.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 369 | 48.9 | N/A | ||
Majority | 345 | 45.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 754 | N/A | |||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Rheinallt Puw | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Olaf Larsen | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Davies | 283 | 55.6 | +33.0 | |
Independent | Selina Lloyd | 184 | 36.1 | New | |
Green | Danielle Murphy | 42 | 8.3 | New | |
Majority | 99 | 19.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 512 | 50.0 | -12.8 | ||
Plaid Cymru gain from Llais Gwynedd | Swing | -1.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Roberts | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Eirwyn Williams | 263 | 47.3 | -21.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | Shannon Orritt | 231 | 41.5 | +16.9 | |
Labour | Lorraine Johnson | 62 | 11.2 | New | |
Majority | 32 | 5.8 | -38.4 | ||
Turnout | 559 | 42.9 | -9.9 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | -19.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Berwyn Jones | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Linda Morgan | 206 | 55.7 | -3.7 | |
Independent | John Raghoobar | 138 | 37.3 | -3.3 | |
Labour | Quentin Deakin | 26 | 7.0 | New | |
Majority | 68 | 18.4 | -0.4 | ||
Turnout | 370 | 37.6 | -11.0 | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | -0.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Hefin Underwood | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Elfed Wyn Williams | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Gareth Roberts | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Glyn Daniels | Unopposed | |||
Independent gain from Llais Gwynedd | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Churchman | Unopposed | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Nigel Pickavance | 565 | 76.7 | N/A | |
Independent | Dylan Fernley | 482 | 65.5 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Johnson | 156 | 21.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Stacey Ingram | 72 | 9.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 409 | 55.6 | N/A | ||
Majority | 326 | 44.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 736 | N/A | |||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Nia Wyn Jeffreys | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Eryl Jones-Williams | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Anwen Jane | Unopposed | |||
Independent gain from Llais Gwynedd | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Einir Wyn Williams | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | June Jones | 359 | 56.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Alwyn Griffiths | 277 | 43.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 82 | 12.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 639 | 50.0 | N/A | ||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Elin Jones | 467 | 87.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Steven Bell | 70 | 13.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 397 | 73.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 540 | 43.1 | N/A | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Dyfrig Siencyn | 282 | 60.8 | +6.5 | |
Independent | Delwyn Evans | 182 | 39.2 | -6.5 | |
Majority | 100 | 21.6 | +13.0 | ||
Turnout | 468 | 43.3 | -3.9 | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | +6.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Elin Hywel | 331 | 55.2 | +11.2 | |
Independent | Dylan Bullard | 269 | 44.8 | -11.2 | |
Majority | 62 | 10.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 606 | 38.5 | -11.4 | ||
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | +11.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Gwilym Jones | 301 | 45.3 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Llywelyn Rhys | 275 | 41.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Joe McDonald | 88 | 13.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 26 | 3.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 670 | 51.1 | N/A | ||
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Anne Lloyd-Jones | 298 | 67.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Denise Bevington | 144 | 32.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 154 | 34.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 446 | 39.2 | N/A | ||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Annwen Hughes | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru | Gwynfor Owen | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Coj Parry | 310 | 50.6 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Anna Evans | 303 | 49.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 7 | 1.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 616 | 43.4 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Angela Russell | 548 | 95.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Fifield | 27 | 4.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 521 | 90.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 583 | 48.4 | N/A | ||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Kimberley Jones | 506 | 59.2 | +17.5 | |
Independent | Heather Jones | 282 | 33.0 | New | |
Independent | Colin Owen | 67 | 7.8 | New | |
Majority | 224 | 26.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 860 | 54.3 | -3.6 | ||
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | -7.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Elwyn Edwards | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Peter Thomas | 304 | 48.9 | New | |
Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Thomas | 267 | 42.9 | -9.8 | |
Green | Dan Thomas | 51 | 8.2 | New | |
Majority | 37 | 6.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 471 | 43.3 | -8.5 | ||
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | +29.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Beca Brown | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Alan Evans* | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Huw Llwyd Rowlands | 331 | 58.8 | +20.8 | |
Independent | Gareth Humphreys | 232 | 41.2 | New | |
Majority | 99 | 17.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 568 | 52.5 | -1.8 | ||
Plaid Cymru gain from Llais Gwynedd | Swing | -10.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Rhys Tudur | 538 | 71.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Gwen Vaughan Jones | 136 | 18.0 | New | |
Independent | Ioan Gwynfor Hughes | 83 | 10.9 | New | |
Majority | 402 | 53.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 760 | 48.1 | N/A | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Ioan Thomas | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Gareth Tudor Jones | 638 | 76.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Hughie Williams | 202 | 24.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 436 | 52.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 840 | 49.8 | N/A | ||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Pughe | 274 | 52.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Mike Stevens | 247 | 47.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 27 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 521 | 37.9 | N/A | ||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Gruffydd Williams [lower-alpha 3] | Unopposed | |||
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Dewi Jones | 444 | 65.8 | +16.0 | |
Independent | Jonathan Jones | 231 | 34.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 213 | 31.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 677 | 37.8 | N/A | ||
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | -9.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Gareth Williams | 697 | 77.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Dafydd Huw Williams | 203 | 22.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 694 | 49.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 903 | 61.0 | N/A | ||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Craig ab Iago | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Elwyn Jones* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Meryl Roberts | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Paul John Rowlinson | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Linda Ann Jones | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Elfed Roberts* | Unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Beca Roberts | 663 | 69.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Huw Vaughan Jones | 197 | 20.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Hardy | 88 | 9.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 466 | 49.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 953 | 55.9 | N/A | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Arwyn Herald Roberts | 315 | 59.9 | N/A | |
Independent | Aeron Maldwyn Jones | 136 | 25.9 | N/A | |
Independent | Lari Parc | 75 | 14.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 179 | 34.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 528 | 46.1 | N/A | ||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Edgar Wyn Owen* | Unopposed | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Dilwyn Morgan* | 618 | 87.5 | N/A | |
Green | Fiona Hopkins | 88 | 12.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 530 | 75.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 713 | 49.8 | N/A | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Menna Baines | 461 | 79.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Richard Joyce | 122 | 20.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 339 | 58.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 592 | 34.3 | N/A | ||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Llio Elenid Owen | 432 | 55.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Bethan Mair Williams | 345 | 44.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 87 | 11.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 780 | 55.4 | N/A | ||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Jina Gwyrfai | 198 | 34.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Cian Ireland | 196 | 34.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Lois Fychan | 175 | 30.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 2 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 571 | 47.4 | N/A | ||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Alan Evans* | 368 | 95.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Margaret Williams | 16 | 4.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 352 | 91.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 384 | 48.5 | N/A | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Pwllheli is a market town and community on the Llŷn Peninsula, north-west Wales. It lies in the traditional county of Caernarfonshire but is currently administered as part of the unitary authority of Gwynedd. It had a population of 4,076 in 2011, the population declining slightly to 3,947 in 2021. of whom a large proportion, 81%, were Welsh speaking. Pwllheli is the place where Plaid Cymru was founded. It is the birthplace of the Welsh poet Sir Albert Evans-Jones.
Y Felinheli, formerly known in English as Port Dinorwic, is a village and community beside the Menai Strait between Bangor and Caernarfon in Gwynedd, northwest Wales.
Arfon is a constituency in Wales represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament at Westminster. Although it is relatively large by geographical area, the constituency is a predominantly urban rather than rural seat, with the majority of the population living in the two towns of Bethesda and Caernarfon, as well as in the city of Bangor, on which the constituency is based. "Arfon" is a historical name for the area, meaning "facing Anglesey"; it is also the name of the former district council. This seat was created by the Welsh Boundary Commission in time for the 2010 general election; it replaced the old seat of Caernarfon. Bangor was in the old seat of Conwy. The same boundaries were used for the Arfon Welsh Assembly constituency in the 2007 Welsh Assembly election.
Dwyfor Meirionnydd is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The seat was created by the Welsh Boundary Commission for the 2010 general election, and replaced the old north Wales seat of Meirionnydd Nant Conwy. Dwyfor Meirionnydd is bordered to the north by Arfon and Aberconwy. The same boundaries were used for the Dwyfor Meirionnydd Welsh Assembly constituency in the 2007 Welsh Assembly election.
Gwynedd Council, which calls itself by its Welsh name Cyngor Gwynedd, is the governing body for the county of Gwynedd, one of the principal areas of Wales. The council administrates internally using the Welsh language.
Llais Gwynedd is a small regionalist political party based in Gwynedd in North Wales. The party formed following the Plaid Cymru executive's proposal to more than halve the number of primary schools in Gwynedd by closing rural schools. Many of the party's members are former members of Plaid. The campaign was founded as Llais y Bobl, or "People's Voice", but the name was changed because of another party by that name in Blaenau Gwent.
Sarn Meyllteyrn is a village and former civil parish in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. It is in the west of the Llŷn Peninsula, 8.4 miles (13.5 km) west of Pwllheli and 24.3 miles (39.2 km) south-west of Caernarfon. The village is often referred to simply as Sarn. The parish was abolished in 1934 and divided between the communities of Botwnnog and Tudweiliog.
Deiniol is one of eight electoral wards in the city of Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, electing councillors to the city and county councils.
Bangor City Council or officially the City of Bangor Council is an elected community council serving Bangor in Gwynedd, Wales.
Peblig is an electoral ward in the town of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, electing councillors to the town council and Gwynedd Council.
Seiont is an electoral ward in the town of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, electing councillors to the town council and Gwynedd Council.
Pwllheli South is one of the electoral wards in the town of Pwllheli, on the coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. It elects representatives to the town and county councils.
Porthmadog East is one of the electoral wards in the town of Porthmadog in Gwynedd, Wales. It elects representatives to the town and county councils.
The 2017 Gwynedd Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Gwynedd Council in Wales. Seventy five council seats were up for re-election. In twenty one seats, the candidates were elected unopposed.
The North Wales Medical School is a new medical school at Bangor University in North Wales. It currently teaches Biomedical Science, Medical Sciences and Pharmacology, with student intake for Medicine to commence in September 2024.